Team

TEAM

Wyatt Dixon

Managing Principal

Wyatt has served as a development and investment executive within some of the Southeast’s premier multifamily firms including Camden Property Trust (and predecessor Summit Properties), Lane Company, and Faison. During his career, Wyatt has been responsible for the development of over 4,500 apartment units in the Carolinas and South Florida with a capital commitment of over $550 million. Additionally, he has facilitated the acquisition, disposition, and repositioning of over 900 units with a transaction value of over $36 million. Previously, Wyatt served as Lane Company’s development partner in the Carolinas and Virginia, and as Managing Director with Faison Enterprises, Inc., where he was responsible for the firm’s multifamily acquisition and development activity in the Carolinas.

Wyatt spent the first 8 years of his career with Camden Property Trust (previously Summit Properties) where he served as Vice President of Investment and Development. During his tenure, he held responsibilities for the company’s investment activities in the Carolinas, Georgia, and South Florida markets. Wyatt received his MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina with a concentration in Real Estate. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Appalachian State University. Wyatt is married with two children.

Stuart Proffitt

Managing Principal

Stuart has been involved as a principal in the ownership and/or development of more than 430,000 SF of retail and office and 1,765 residential units. Prior to forming Proffitt Dixon Partners, Stuart was the vice president of mixed-use development at Pappas Properties where he served on the development team for Metropolitan, a 16 acre mixed-use development adjacent to Uptown Charlotte, NC, featuring 800,000 square feet of residences, office, and retail. Stuart led two other infill development projects at Pappas, including the Whole Foods anchored Sharon Square in the SouthPark submarket of Charlotte, NC.

Stuart also served as Director of Development for Champion Development Group in Los Angeles, California. In this role Stuart was responsible for the acquisition, rezoning and development of $150 million worth of infill mixed-use development, including the nationally-known Gaslamp City Square. Reporting directly to the company’s founder and investors, he also managed the leasing effort of more than 200,000 square feet of retail space. Stuart graduated cum laude from North Carolina State University, and in 2004 earned his Master of Business Administration and Master of Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California. Stuart currently serves on the development committee for Crisis Assistance Ministries.

William Andrews

Partner

William “Will” Andrews is a Partner with Proffitt Dixon Partners and responsible for identifying, acquiring, and developing class-A multifamily projects throughout the Southeast. Will has extensive real estate and institutional capital markets experience involving a variety of property types including apartments, condominiums and mixed-use developments as well as retail and office projects.

Prior to his current role Will was Vice President of Finance & Investments for a leading publicly traded multifamily focused REIT, Colonial Properties Trust (currently NYSE: MAA), which owned and operated over 34,000 multifamily units and 2.0 million square feet of commercial space. In that capacity he was responsible for maximizing shareholder value by utilizing the capital markets and strategic real estate transactions to guide the company’s future earnings and financial position. During his tenure he had direct involvement in $2.8 billion of successful debt and equity transactions. Will also worked as a development associate facilitating the development process of a $400 million mixed-use and for-sale residential portfolio resulting in the eventual sale and lease-up of 350 residential units and 250,000 square feet of commercial space throughout the Southeast. Will received his BSBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC Chapel Hill and his Master of Real Estate Development from Auburn University. He is an active member of ULI and holds a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. He is also a licensed real estate broker in both North Carolina and Alabama. Will is married with two sons.

Kenneth Walsh, Jr., PMP, LEED GA

Managing Director

Ken has extensive construction and development experience in a multitude of projects and services over his 28 year career with some of the regions best known firms including Jones Lang LaSalle, Pinnacle Properties, Myers & Chapman and Centex Corp. Asset classes include: multi-family residential, mission critical data centers, national accounts, site selection and improvement, telecommunications colocation, build-to-suit, manufacturing, office, medical, and call centers.

Prior to joining Proffitt Dixon (a key client of Ken’s for over eight years) he most recently served as a Senior Vice President in JLL’s Project Development Services group in the Carolinas region where he led a large multi-diciplined team focused on delivering ground up development projects for clients he developed during his years in the local market. During his time at JLL his team delivered 11 multi family projects totaling over 2,800 units in the southeast and is currently working on multiple new multi family projects totaling over 1,000 units. In addition, his team focused on climate controlled storage facilities, completing five projects totaling approximately 445,000 SF in 3,600 units. Prior to JLL, Ken was the Development Partner with Pinnacle Properties in Charlotte and was responsible for development management, master planning, entitlements, site improvements and building construction on multiple project sites in the Carolinas. Prior to joining Pinnacle, Ken was a Vice President with the general construction firm, Myers and Chapman, Inc where he led their pre-construction and business development departments after time spent as a Project Manager. Prior to joining Myers and Chapman, Ken began his career with Centex Corporation in their residential development group and was based in Charlotte NC. Ken holds a Bachelor of Construction Science and Management degree from Clemson University. He is a NC licensed real estate broker and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a LEED Green Associate.